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2016 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Other events of 2016History of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The following lists events that happened during 2016 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Contents

Incumbents

  • President: Joseph Kabila
  • Prime Minister:

    • March

  • 20 March - Election postponed

    • April

  • 24 April - Darryl Lewis, an American citizen and a US military veteran, is arrested at a rally for Moïse Katumbi in Lubumbashi. He was held for six weeks accused of being a mercenary, and released after diplomatic intervention.

    • July

  • 10 July - Violence breaks out again between Bantu and Pygmies
  • 29 July -Lewis files suit against Congolese Justice Minister Alexis Thambwe Mwamba and Kalev Mutond, head of the Agence Nationale de Renseignements (ANR), the secret services, under the Torture Victim Protection Act.

    • August

  • 16 August - Beni massacre
  • 18 August - Protests about Beni massacre.

    • October

  • 18 October - 20 people are killed in Tanganyika Province after clashes between Pygmy and Bantu militias.

    • November

  • 27 November - 30 civilians, mostly Hutus, are killed by an ethnic Nande militia in the east of the country.

    • December

  • 5 December - 31 people are killed in clashes between government and militia forces in Kasai Province.

    • References

    2016 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Wikipedia
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